Question

What literary device is used in Ophelia’s song from the play: “He never will come again / His beard was as white as snow,/All flaxen was his poll/ He is gone, he is gone” Question 4 options: A: Personification B: Simile C: Allusion D: Metaphor

Answer 1

The correct answer is b: Simile.

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things. Drawing a resemblance with the words "like" or "as". Therefore, making it a direct comparison. In this case, they are using the word "as" to compare how the beard was white like the snow.

Answer 2

The correct answer is letter b: simile. This literacy device compares two different things using the words "like" or "as". In this play the author is using a simile in the the statement "His beard was as white as snow".